Bo Bassett Recruiting Update (12/12/24)

The top prospect in the high school Class of 2026, Bo Bassett, has vowed to keep fans abreast of his recruiting with daily Wednesday (now Thursday) updates. 

Bassett has posted an updated graphic which has eliminated one more school from consideration. 

Earlier this year, Bassett posted a graphic that contained the logos of approximately 80 schools, most of the DI variety, but some DII’s as well, to signify that he’s totally open in the recruiting process. After more than three months of removing schools from the list, he’s down to 9.

One school was removed from this week's graphic: Cornell

The following schools remain on Bassett’s graphic and therefore in contention for his services:

Iowa, Iowa State, Michigan, Ohio State, Oklahoma State, Penn State, Pitt-Johnstown, Rutgers, Virginia Tech.

One school was removed from last week's graphic: Arizona State

One school was removed from the 11/28 graphic: Northern Iowa

One school was removed from the 11/20 graphic: Missouri

One school was removed from the 11/13 graphic: Nebraska

One school was removed from the 11/6 graphic: Princeton

One school was removed from the 10/9 graphic: Air Force

One school was removed from the 10/2 graphic: Lehigh

One school was removed from the 9/25 graphic: Pittsburgh

One school was removed from the 9/18 graphic: Stanford

One school was removed from the 9/11 graphic: NC State

These three schools were removed from the 9/4 graphic: American, North Carolina, Wisconsin

These three schools were removed from the 8/28 graphic: Clarion, Little Rock, Minnesota

The following schools were removed from the 8/21 graphic: Penn, Oklahoma, Oregon State

The following schools were removed from the 8/14 graphic: Bucknell, Virginia, Wyoming

The following schools were removed from the 8/7 graphic: Brown, Northern Colorado, Purdue

The following schools were removed from the 7/31 graphic: California Baptist, Michigan State, Navy

The following schools were removed from the 7/24 graphic: Army West Point, Campbell, Edinboro, Harvard, Illinois, North Dakota State, South Dakota State

The following schools were removed from the 7/17 graphic: Cal Poly, Columbia, Indiana, Maryland, Millersville, The Citadel, and West Virginia

The following schools were removed from the 7/10 graphic: CSU Bakersfield, George Mason, Hofstra, Northwestern, Rider, UW Parkside, West Liberty

The following schools were removed from the 7/3 graphic: Appalachian State, Central Michigan, Cleveland State, Drexel, Kent State, Ohio, and St. Cloud State

The following schools were removed from the 6/26 graphic: Binghamton, Bloomsburg, Duke, Gardner-Webb, Northern Illinois, Sacred Heart, SIU Edwardsville

Bassett has already taken on-campus visits to Iowa, Michigan, Ohio State, Oklahoma State, Penn State, and Virginia Tech.

As of now, Bassett's only remaining campus visit is to Rutgers on January 24th-26th. 

Bassett was in action last week at the Ironman and came away with the title at 144 lbs. It's his third title in as many tries. Next year, he'll have the opportunity to become only the third wrestler to win four Ironman titles (David Taylor/Zahid Valencia).